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Australia’s Covid lockdown rules found to have lacked fairness and compassion
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Guardian (One of the UK's Leading Newspapers)


The Guardian (One of the UK's Leading Newspapers), October 19, 2022
Posted: November 8th, 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/austr...

Australia’s Covid-19 response failed the nation’s most vulnerable people and in many cases amounted to overreach, according to a new report. The report, Fault lines: an independent review into Australia’s response to Covid-19, led by former public servant Peter Shergold and released on Thursday, found some lockdowns and border closures were not necessary and schools should have remained open. “For many of us, the story of Covid-19 will be one of inconvenience,” the private- sector funded report says. “It will be a story of cutting our own hair, struggling to exercise, missed holidays ... and endless Zoom meetings. “For others, Covid-19 will be a story of trauma, isolation and terrifying uncertainty. “It will be a story of being locked in overcrowded housing, job loss and missing out on government supports. “It will be a story of more domestic violence, increased alcohol abuse, deteriorating mental and physical health. “It will be a story of loss and the brutal realisation of not being able to say final goodbyes to loved ones.” The report says politically driven health orders and excessive lockdowns failed to protect the old, ignored the young and abandoned disadvantaged communities. While school closures were probably the right decision when the virus was little understood, “it was wrong to close entire school systems, particularly once new information indicated that schools were not high-transmission environments”, the report says.

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